devil; evil spirit; genie
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
fort; stronghold; fortification
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
region; limits; stage; level
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
polite; respectful; reverent
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
if it is (the case that ...)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to know (someone); to think; to believe
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay